Gathered soybean life cycle and glycerol valorization data and conducted extensive data analysis and filtering.

Imported data into ANL GREET.net to model soybean life cycle with glycerol valorization.

Results show a high fossil energy ratio (FER) for Kansas soybean biodiesel efforts – 4.64 versus 5.54 (USA).

Glycerol steam reforming (SR) FER (0.55) is comparable to methane SR (0.59).

Overall, soybean biodiesel production in Kansas has a low environmental footprint and is economically favorable.